The 16.08-carat, VVS2 clarity diamond is the largest cushion-shaped fancy vivid pink ever to be offered at auction. It brought in $1.8 million per carat. Geneva--A new world auction record for a vivid pink diamond was set overseas on ...
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This Art Deco-style Oscar Heyman ring is made in platinum and set with a 13.93-carat cushion-cut orange sapphire surrounded by 2.44 carats of diamond baguettes. It’s a period that’s so popular, and has enjoyed so many ...
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Hasbro, The LEGO Group, Mattel, JAKKS Pacific and Rubies all on board. Disney Consumer Products and Lucasfilm have unveiled the first wave of global licensees for Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Nuremberg Toy Fair. Hasbro, The LEGO ...
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Celebrity couples threw caution to the wind this year, with weddings--and wedding rings--that marked a return to pre-recession extravagance. George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin tied the knot in a former Venetian palazzo while Kim ...
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Every year before its fashion show, Victoria’s Secret unveils a gem-adorned “Fantasy Bra,” many times created in collaboration with renowned jeweler Mouawad. For 2014, the company has announced that for the first time it ...
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Another round of jewels from the collections of the late Estée and Evelyn Lauder are the highlight of Sotheby’s upcoming Magnificent Jewels sale, scheduled for Dec. 9 in New York. Estée Lauder (1906-2004) was the ...
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Sotheby’s anticipates that the 8.62-carat pigeon’s blood “Graff ruby,” one of the finest privately owned rubies in the world, will sell for as much as $9 million at its auction in Geneva next month. ...
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The Hutton-Mdivani necklace is “the greatest jadeite bead necklace of historical importance,” Sotheby’s said. The necklace sold for $27.4 million Monday in Hong Kong. Hong Kong--A jadeite bead necklace with a Cartier ...
In our daily lives we tend to think of electrical conductivity as largely static: Copper is a good choice for conduction; clay is not. But heat up that copper wire, and electron conduction slows. Give a flake of that ceramic a good squeeze, ...
Slane's 18-karat gold stackable rings feature, from left, moonstone, rubies, rhodolite, diamonds and cabochon rubies. Prices begin at $700. Flip through this slideshow to see the 18-karat gold designs Slane exhibited at the Centurion ...
Rubies Costume Company Inc, the world’s largest Halloween products manufacturer and distributor, is proud to announce the acquisition of Princess Paradise. Princess Paradise has been designing and selling trendsetting, creative, high ...
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The collectibles market is alive and well evidenced by the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show held at the Paris Convention Center. The Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show at the Paris Convention Center It was one of the lesser ...
Television shopping has been around for more than 30 years. There are several shopping channels dedicated just to Jewellery and gems, which are one of the more popular product categories. This is a huge market segment where sales are ...
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Coloured gemstones are now increasingly finding place in jewellery sets of the young and fashion conscious Indian consumers. Gone are those days a few years back when people in India used to wear coloured gemstone jewellery with ...
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Over 800 of the companies at Nuremberg choose not to exhibit at any other toy show. And, with over 2,700 exhibitors in total, it's an event that you simply can't afford to miss. Samantha Loveday takes a look at what we can expect from the ...
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